Today’s featured Etsy shop is Castle Fibers, a shop that features beautiful fiber in all its forms – hand spun yarn, hand dyed yarn, knitting, and crocheting.
Tell me about yourself.
I am an almost 40-year-old who still feels about 20ish.
How did you get started making your art?
I took a class at a medieval reenactment weekend.
What inspires you in your work?
gorgeous colors, nature, art
Do you have any formal training?
not a lick as a spinner and way too much as a singer
What is your day job?
I am a sometime musician, music teacher, and librarian.
What other jobs have you worked?
You name it; I’ve sold men’s suits and waitressed; I’ve been a nanny and a dishwasher.
What other types of art do you make for fun?
I do rubber stamping some, I write music, and I spin. I love to spin. It is still fun and fabulous. Dyeing is also fun… watching the colors come together… I love it.
How did you name your shop?
Bad choices. My husband’s user name on eBay was castleman; I wasn’t thinking at the time it mattered. Some of the silly things you do when you don’t read the fine print!
Which artists or works of art inspire you?
Truly? God or whatever artist it was that created this world. I love to try to dye wool the color of the sunset, or silk the color of a winter day. I have done 4 seasons yarn, dyed and spun yarn to look like the moon over the mountains. I love nature and all it brings.
What are your favorite materials to use?
fiber…any fiber, lovely, soft, gorgeous fiber
What advice would you give someone thinking of starting a craft business?
Do what you love. When you do that, your love shows in every bit of what you create and if it won’t sell….you’ll still love it!
Castle Fibers can be found at http://castleman.etsy.com. Her love for fiber and spinning really shows through in her beautiful yarns; come check it out!
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No problem, Rita. I love your silky yarn so much, I wanted a way to share with others.
I’d like to learn to spin sometime, but I know I won’t be able to do it anytime soon. I like doing fiber-y things in the winter, so perhaps next winter I’ll be hitting you up for spinning supplies and advice. 🙂
wow…this is awesome. Thanks a million!
rita n/